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View all search resultsNo opposition to extradition of Singaporean 'smuggler': Ambassador
Lim Yong Nam, 40, a Singaporean citizen who was arrested for allegedly exporting US-made components for explosive devices to Iran and Iraq, is likely to face charges in the US as, so far, there has been no opposition to extradition submitted by the Singaporean government to the Indonesian authorities, a top envoy has said
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im Yong Nam, 40, a Singaporean citizen who was arrested for allegedly exporting US-made components for explosive devices to Iran and Iraq, is likely to face charges in the US as, so far, there has been no opposition to extradition submitted by the Singaporean government to the Indonesian authorities, a top envoy has said.
Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore, Andri Hadi, said the Indonesian government had not received any opposition from the Singaporean authorities to Lim's possible extradition to the US.
'As far as I know, there is no extradition request relating to the case that has been submitted by the Singaporean government to our authorities,' Andri told The Jakarta Post on the sidelines of the unofficial visit by Prince Albert II of Monaco to Batam, Riau Islands.
He was speaking in response to a question as to whether or not Singapore had reacted to the US government's efforts to have Lim extradited from Indonesia.
'As far as my knowledge goes, there is no objection from Singapore [to the extradition],' said Andri.
Lim, who is being detained at the Riau Islands Police headquarters, has been a fugitive from the US Justice Department since 2011. He is accused of having illegally exported a number of US-made radio module components to be used in bomb making in Iran and Iraq via Singapore.
Andri asserted Lim was a fugitive of the US government, not the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). 'If Lim was an Interpol fugitive, he could have been detected by Singaporean immigration authorities when he left the country,' said Andri.
Separately, Riau Islands Police spokesperson Adj. Sr. Comr. Hartono said on Sunday Lim was currently being detained at the police's headquarters since being transferred from the Batam Immigration Office on Oct. 24.
Earlier, Consul of the Republic of Singapore in Batam, Gavin Chay, said the Singaporean government would provide Lim with consular assistance in line with the existing Consular Convention rules.
Lim is one of four Singaporean citizens, including Benson Hia Soo Gan, Lim Kow Seng and Wong Yuh Lan, who are accused of having illegally exported US-made radio module components, to be used in bomb making, to Iran via Singapore.
The case was revealed in October 2011, after which two of the four Singaporeans were extradited to the US. In a trial in Singapore, Lim was considered not guilty and so was not extradited; however, the US government insisted that Lim must be extradited to account for all of his alleged involvement in the case, which allegedly violated the US weapons embargo against Iran. (ebf)(++++)
